A Diary of Sport BASKETBALL IN INVERCARGILL

Southland Times, Issue 24230, 13 September 1940, Page 8

A Diary of Sport BASKETBALL IN INVERCARGILL

Tourney To Close

Season

TWENTY-TWO ENTRIES RECEIVED i By ATTACK The basketball season in Invercargill will end tomorrow when a tournament and the presentation of trophies will take place. Twenty-two entries have been received and some keen and interesting contests should result. Three teams from outside Invercargill, Spar Bush, Balfour and Seaward Downs, will be competing. It is pleasing to see an entry from Balfour and it says much for the enthusiasm of the players that they are willing to travel such a long distance. The match between Collegiate and Rata for the News Shield will also take place tomorrow and this game should be one of the highlights of the afternoon. Rata, which is the holder of the trophy, has an unbeaten record this season and without a doubt Collegiate will have a hard task. However, on Saturday the two teams had a close contest and it is quite possible for Collegiate to succeed. The season in Invercargill this year has been very successful and a good standard of play has been maintained. The weather on most Saturdays has been ideal' for basketball and very few matches have had to be played in the Drill Hall. There is no doubt that outside play is much better. The wind at times makes shooting a little difficult, but with practice this handicap can be overcome to a big extent. The following are the season’s competition winners: First grade, Rata A; second grade, Pirates and Wallacetown; third grade, Woodlands; fourth grade, Makarewa, The Royds Shield for the club gaining the most points goes to Makarewa, with 84 points. Bluff was second with 65. Pirates and Wallacetown will each hold the second grade trophy for six months of the year.

TABLES OF POINTS The final tables of points are as follows:—

FIRST GRADE P. W. L. D. Pts. Ch. Pts. F. a. : Rata 15 15 284 117 30 Collegiate 15 11 3 1 257 146 23 St. Mary’s 16 9 6 1 282 198 19 Makarewa 15 8 7 — 157 164 16 S.G.H.S. 14 7 6 1 152 132 15 Rata B 16 7 9 — 171 219 14 Stuart’s 15 7 8 — 151 187 14 Technical 15 1 13 1 116 234 3 McKenzie’s 15 1 14 — 103 275 2 SECOND GRADE Pirates 15 12 2 1 279 148 25 Wallace- .. town 15 12 2 1 306 155 25 Makarewa 15 8 6 1 180 209 17 Woolworth’s 15 8 7 — 214 213 16 Technical 15 5 9 1 150 201 11 Collegiate 15 4 10 1 147 184 9 St. Mary’s 15 4 10 1 129 228 9 Rata 15 4 11 — 137 216 8 THIRD GRADE Woodlands 18 16 1 1 353 175 33 Kennington 18 14 3 1 329 200 27 Bluff 18 13 5 — 291 225 26 Makarewa 17 10 6 1 283 208 21 Pirates 17 10 6 1 285 223 21 St. Mary’s 17 8 8 1 197 190 17 Stuarts 17 7 8 2 178 187 16 Collegiate A 18 5 12 1 160 218 11 Rata 18 3 15.— 204 326 6 Collegiate B 17 — 17 — "'85 337 0 FOURTH GRADE Makarewa 18 15 3 — 254 168 30 Bluff A 18 14 4 — 269 170 28 St. Mary’s 18 6 10 2 211 251 14 Bluff B 18 5 12 1 173 270 11 Kennington 13 3 8 2 137 183 8 McKenzie’s 18 1 14 3 185 277 7